Customer Application Engineer

Based in Liège, SmartNodes develops smart street lighting solutions based on high-tech controllers to power street lighting only in presence of road users. The measurement of traffic density and user speeds is used for road mobility and safety applications. By integrating environmental sensors, parking sensors, etc., SmartNodes‘ public lighting network is becoming the driving force behind Smart City networks. Please visit www.smartnodes.be.

SmartNodes’ customers are cities, regions and distribution network companies, worldwide. In order to develop its business, we are actively looking for an (m/f):

Customer Application Engineer

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Business Development Manager, you are the technical contact point for customers in both pre- and after-sales operations. You maintain close contact with customers in order to fixe their technical issues and to identify technical upgrade and commercial opportunities.

Your main responsibilities are:

You propose, with the support of the R&D organisation, the most suitable solution based on the customers’ specifications and expectations.

You support customers with technical trainings.

You closely follow-up and support customers during the installation phase and during evaluation periods on site.

You participate to international trade shows, exhibitions and events with technical demos and papers.

You write customer training and customer projects related notes.

You report work evolution on a regular basis.

Profile:

Bachelor degree in engineering, electronics or IT, or equivalent through experience.

0 to 3 years experience in the industry. Junior profiles applications are welcome.

Good communication skills and the will to fix technical issues with customers.

Self-motivated, hands on, results, rigorous and flexible.

Prone to travel around 50% of your work time.

Very good command of English.

The command of French, Dutch and/or German is a plus.

Offer:

A diversified technical customer support position in a fast growing start-up.

The opportunity to enter a sustainable development and green tech company.

Technical Advisor - Automobile - Brussels→

Based in Brussels (Belgium), FIGIEFA is the European federation and political representative of the independent wholesalers and retailers of automotive replacement parts. Together with its 19 national European Member State members, it represents the interests of more than 30.000 companies trading with vehicle parts, components and accessories throughout Europe.

The aim of FIGIEFA is to safeguard a legislative environment in the EU that provides access to technical information, to the ‘connected vehicle’ and its in-vehicle data as well as to replacement parts/equipment as the basis for free and fair competition in the automotive aftermarket in a rapidly changing automotive technology environment.

In order to support the activities of its office in Brussels, we are currently looking for a (m/f):

Technical Advisor

Responsibilities:

As a Technical Advisor, you manage all technical and ‘connected vehicle’ IT-related dossiers and processes in connection with FIGIEFA’s activities in the area of the automotive aftermarket.

Your main responsibilities are:

Advise FIGIEFA in all technical and ‘connected vehicle’ IT-related matters.

Participate in meetings (in Brussels or EU) and take responsibility for the management of technical subjects and dossiers (e.g. telematics, EC type-approval legislation).

Support the FIGIEFA Secretariat in its information activities and meetings.

Advise and prepare answers on upcoming questions from the EU institutions and help in the preparation of position papers.

Liaise with FIGIEFA’s partner alliance AFCAR (Alliance for the Freedom of Car Repair in the EU).

Communicate with FIGIEFA legal/political experts and work out common strategies, statements, papers and positions.

Report results and work evolution on a regular basis.

Profile:

You are an experienced automotive technical expert or are experienced in vehicle-related IT technologies around the ‘connected vehicle’ (e.g. telematics and cybersecurity).

Head of RA - Bio-Pharma/Biotech - Liège→

ASIT Biotech is a Belgian clinical-stage biotech company focused on the development of breakthrough immunotherapy products for the treatment of allergies.

Thanks to its innovative technology platform, ASIT Biotech currently holds a leading and unique position on the market. This innovation results in a short treatment, expected to improve patient compliance and quality of life. ASIT Biotech’s product pipeline targets to significantly expand the current immunotherapy market. For more information about the company, please vist www.asitbiotech.com.

With a headcount of 25 staff members, ASIT Biotech is located in Liège, Belgium. In order to support its high-potential developments, we are looking for a (m/f):

Head of RA

Responsibilities:

As a Head of RA, you lead and drive the execution of ASIT global regulatory and quality assurance strategy. Reporting to the CEO, you are responsible for regulatory affairs, quality assurance, and compliance activities across the company. You define and implement the quality and regulatory policies in line with applicable directives, guidelines and legal requirements.

Your main responsibilities are as follows:

Develop, propose and implement the company regulatory & quality strategy.

Caprion Biosciences is a contract research organisation with facilities in Montreal (Canada) and Gosselies (Belgium). Caprion Biosciences offers analytical services to biopharmaceutical companies ranging from mass spectrometry-based analytical services to the characterization of the human immune response in clinical samples.

Caprion Biosciences operates globally, with partners in North America, Europe and Asia, including large pharmaceutical companies and biotech companies.

In the context of its growing immune monitoring service offering in Gosselies (Belgium), we are looking for a (m/f):

Research Assistant – Flow Cytometry and Serology

Responsibilities :

Reporting to the Laboratory Manager and working closely with Principal Scientists, the Research Assistant will work within a team focusing on the characterization of the cellular (ELISPOT and various flow cytometry assays such as phenotyping of PBMC, detection of intra-cellular cytokines, etc) and of the humoral (ELISA, Luminex, viral neutralization tests, etc) immune response.

Tasks include :

Perform immunoassays according to current standard operating procedures;

Participate to the writing and/or to the review of method SOP and worksheets;

Manage reagents inventories and orders;

Participate to the technical management of the laboratory;

Perform work according to internal quality standards, apply relevant Quality System procedures and participate to the continuous improvement of Quality documents;

Attend relevant internal training activities;

Depending on the experience level of the candidate, additional tasks may include:

Act as a leader in the laboratory for specific studies;

Work with the Principal Scientist to prepare experimental plans needed for the conduct of immune monitoring assays;

Participate in the development and qualification/validation of complex methods;

Participate in experiment planning and problem solving.

Profile :

The applicant must hold a bachelor degree or a master’s degree (or the equivalent) in a life science discipline such as biology, medical biology or biochemistry/biotechnology and demonstrate a relevant laboratory experience. Theoretical and practical knowledge of techniques related to cellular and humoral immunology is required. Experience in cell culture and handling infectious materials in BL2+ environment is an asset.

The applicant must :

Demonstrate excellent organisational skills.

Demonstrate schedule adaptability and flexibility.

Be willing to actively participate to the generation, the implementation and the continuous improvement of laboratory processes.

Be willing to work in a Quality environment (ISO17025, GCLP, GMP) and apply good documentation procedures (GDP).

Be functional in French (spoken and written) and have a functional knowledge of written English. Knowledge spoken English is an asset.

Offer :

Full time permanent contract, with possibility of rapid start.

Diversified tasks and responsibilities and interesting projects.

A professional, dynamic and stimulating work environment.

Training and development opportunities.

A competitive salary package including benefits, adapted to your experience and the context.

Head of CMC - Bio-Pharma/Biotech - Liège→

ASIT Biotech is a Belgian clinical-stage biotech company focused on the development of breakthrough immunotherapy products for the treatment of allergies.

Thanks to its innovative technology platform, ASIT Biotech currently holds a leading and unique position on the market. This innovation results in a short treatment, expected to improve patient compliance and quality of life. ASIT Biotech’s product pipeline targets to significantly expand the current immunotherapy market. For more information about the company, please visit www.asitbiotech.com.

With a headcount of 25 staff members, ASIT Biotech is located in Liège, Belgium. In order to support its high-potential developments, we are looking for a (m/f):

Head of CMC

Responsibilities :

As Head of CMC, you are responsible for all CMC-related technical operations activities, including overall management of process and product development, selection and oversight of the pharmaceutical supply chain, technology transfer, manufacturing and supply of clinical trial material. You ensure the Quality and RA compliance of CMC-related activities with the corporate policies.

You report directly to the CEO and are part of the Executive management.

Principal Scientist - Bio-Pharma/Biotech - Gosselies→

Caprion Biosciences, a contract research organisation with facilities in Montreal (Canada) and Gosselies (Belgium), offers analytical services to biopharmaceutical companies for the characterization of the human immune response in pre-clinical and clinical samples.

Caprion operates globally, with partners in North America, Europe and Asia, including large pharmaceutical companies and biotechs.

For its site in Gosselies and in the context of its growing immune monitoring service offering, Caprion is looking for a (m/f) :

Principal Scientist

Responsibilities :

Reporting to the Director of Scientific Operations and working closely with the laboratory personnel, the Principal Scientist will work within a team focusing on the characterization of the cellular and humoral immune response, using various types of assays such as flow cytometry (phenotypic, ICS, etc) ELISPOT, ELISA, Luminex and viral neutralization tests.

Acting as a key resource to provide guidance and support in root cause analysis and impact assessment

Overall conduct of studies in different immune-therapeutic areas, acting as primary contact to the client for communication of study progress

Data interpretation, report generation and presentation of results to clients

Profile :

The applicant must hold a doctorate degree in life science, with strong knowledge of immunology, with post-doctoral experience (or equivalent) and have a deep expertise of flow cytometry analysis. The applicant must also have a minimum of two years of experience in the industry.

The applicant must :

Be proficient with analysis software such as FlowJo, Pestle, Spice, Prism and Excel and be able to perform complex analysis of flow cytometry data such as Boolean analysis.

Demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills.

Be abreast of latest immune monitoring methodologies

Have an excellent knowledge and understanding of GCLP regulations and other regulatory guidelines sufficient to carry out GCLP studies.

Be willing to work in a Quality environment (ISO17025, GCLP, GMP) and apply good documentation practices (GDP).

Be fluent in English (written & spoken) and able to functionally communicate in French.

Offer :

Full time permanent contract.

Diversified tasks and responsibilities and interesting projects.

A professional, dynamic and stimulating work environment.

Development opportunities.

A competitive salary package including benefits, adapted to your experience and the context.

Senior product engineer - Medical Device - Awans→

Miracor Medical is a class IIb/III medical device company specialized in improving clinical outcome of patients with impaired cardiac function, active in interventional cardiology. The company has developed a high potential proprietary technology that consists of hardware, software and catheter(s).

The technology is in advanced clinical stages, with various potential therapeutic applications (among others acute infarct and heart failure). More than 190 patients have been treated with the recent version of the technology. The company aims at getting CE Mark and approval from FDA to run a pivotal study in the next 2 years.

Miracor Medical’s offices are based in Awans, Belgium. The company is now looking for talented and enthusiastic talents to expand its international team. For additional information about the company and its technology, please visit www.miracormedical.com.

Miracor Medical offers a culturally diverse English speaking working environment in the heart of Europe, Belgium, a few hours away from Europe’s capital cities.

To support the development of the company, we are looking for a (m/f):

Senior product engineer

Responsibilities:

You initiate and manage related projects.

You guide/manage risk management activities.

You create/review technical documentation and processes (as part of DHF, DMR, QMS).

You create verification and validation plans and coordinate their execution; apply statistical techniques in order to define samples sizes.

You organize and execute subjective evaluations (product reviews) to ensure all (product) requirements are met.

You review manufacturing documentation such as procedures/processes, BOMS and drawings.